Rush Hour: Jet fuel rates cut for international flights, commercial LPG gets costlier and more

Oil marketing companies have reduced the price of aviation turbine fuel for international flights by 27%. With this, the rates of jet fuel for international operations have come down to levels similar to those for domestic flights.

Jet fuel for domestic flights currently costs Rs 104,927 per kilolitre in New Delhi. This has been kept unchanged in June for the second consecutive month after airlines urged the oil marketing companies not to hike rates further till the end of the war in West Asia.

The war has pushed up global oil prices and led to airspace restrictions that have increased operating costs. Aviation turbine fuel accounts for about 40% of an airline’s operating expenses. Read on.

The price of a 19 kg commercial liquefied petroleum gas cylinder was increased by Rs 42, bringing its cost in Delhi to Rs 3,113.5. Prices of domestic cooking gas cylinders are unchanged.

Additionally, prices of 5 kg Free Trade LPG cylinders were raised by Rs 11, taking the retail price in Delhi to Rs 821.5. Free Trade 5 kg LPG cylinders are designed for easy purchase without mandatory address proof and are primarily used by migrants in urban and semi-urban areas. Read on.

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